€5,300 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-12-2025 12:46 UTC+1

Ostash in Control

Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash A♦5♦ raised to 160,000 from under the gun. Aliaksei Boika A♣Q♣ and Tomasz Brzezinski A♠Q♦ called with their superior aces from the cutoff and big blind.

It checked through to the turn, and the board showed 9♥8♠2♥6♦. Ostash bet 750,000 and folded out the two better hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	11,200,000 520,000	520,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	4,740,000 640,000	640,000

Aliaksei Boika	4,400,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 12:44 UTC+1

Calonge Goes Huge

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Holding J♥9♠, Mykhailo Ostash made it 160,000 to go in the cutoff. Aliaksei Boika looked down at 10♣8♣ on the button and flat-called before Adria Calonge found K♦10♦ in the small blind.

He announced a large three-bet to 900,000, quickly folding out Ostash and Boika to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	10,680,000 120,000	120,000

Adria Calonge	4,720,000 280,000	280,000
Aliaksei Boika	4,560,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Aliaksei Boika Mykhailo Ostash

10-12-2025 12:36 UTC+1

Ostash Above 10 Million

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised to 160,000 with A♥K♣ from the cutoff and took down the blinds.

On the next deal, Boika looked down at K♣Q♣ and opened once more. Tom-Aksel Bedell called with Q♦10♦ from the button and Mykhailo Ostash defended his big blind with Q♥3♥.

Ostash was the player to connect on the 4♣3♦2♠ flop, and the action checked through. The 6♣ turn, put four to a straight on the board and Ostash fired out 250,000, and Boika was the only caller.

Boika missed his flush draw on the 8♦ river, and Ostash collected the pot at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	10,480,000 610,000	610,000

Aliaksei Boika	4,920,000 250,000	250,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,180,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Mykhailo Ostash Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-12-2025 12:30 UTC+1

Aces for Ostash

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash found A♠A♥ on the button, raising his rockets to 160,000. Adria Calonge fancied a flop with 9♥4♥ and defended his big blind.

The 7♠Q♦J♠ emerging from the deck completely missed the Spaniard, and he quickly check-folded when Ostash slid in a bet of 220,000.

On the next deal, Ostash was dealt A♠J♠ and raised to 160,000. Finding no interested parties, he took down the blinds and ante without contest.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	9,870,000 440,000	440,000

Adria Calonge	4,440,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Mykhailo Ostash

10-12-2025 12:26 UTC+1

Third Hand in a Row for Bedell

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell 8♠7♣ raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Aliaksei Boika 9♠8♥ came along from the big blind.

It checked through to the turn for the board to read 6♠5♠2♠5♦. Boika led out for 160,000 and Bedell called.

The A♥ river gave Boika the checkmark thanks to his nine, but that wasn't a guarantee that he would win the hand. The Belarusian checked, and Bedell fired out 460,000 and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	5,170,000 400,000	400,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,540,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-12-2025 12:23 UTC+1

Bedell Builds Further as Ostash Calls Queen-High

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 160,000 on the button. Mykhailo Ostash defended his big blind, after which both players checked the 8♠3♠K♣ flop and 2♥ turn.

Ostash went for a third check on the A♣ river, but Bedell fired a bet of 200,000. Ostash quickly tossed in a call; his Q♠J♥ was nowhere near beating the A♦7♥ of Bedell, however.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	9,430,000 440,000	440,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,100,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-12-2025 12:18 UTC+1

Bedell Jams on Boika

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika A♣5♦ made it 160,000 from the cutoff and Tom-Aksel Bedell A♥9♦ called from the small blind.

On the 8♥8♣3♦ flop, Bedell used a time bank to check-call a bet of 120,000, bringing in the 6♣ turn. Bedell check-jammed for 700,000 after Boika bet 200,000, and the defending champ released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	5,570,000 280,000	280,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	1,620,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-12-2025 12:12 UTC+1

Boika Blasts First Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The first hand of the day folded to Aliaksei Boika in the small blind, who raised to 200,000. Adria Calonge called in the big blind.

The 5♣J♣K♦ flop saw Boika continue for 160,000. Calonge called, after which the A♥ was dropped on the turn. Boika increased his sizing to a hefty 750,000, which Calonge called after spending one time bank.

Boika needed a time extension himself on the 7♣ river before he reigned in his aggression and checked. Calonge quickly checked behind for Boika to reveal 9♦5♥ for a pair of fives.

Calonge tabled K♥10♣ for a higher pair, awarding him the first pot of Day 6.